Toro 127-6879 Installation Instructions

FormNo.3379-433RevA

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High-LiftBladeandBafeKit

2012TimeMasterLawnMower

ModelNo.127-6879

InstallationInstructions

WARNING

CALIFORNIA

Proposition65Warning

ThisproductcontainsachemicalorchemicalsknowntotheStateofCaliforniato

causecancer,birthdefects,orreproductiveharm.

Important:Youwillneedatorquewrenchtoinstallthebladesproperly.Ifyoudonothaveatorquewrenchorare
uncomfortableperformingthisprocedure,contactanAuthorizedServiceDealer.

Note:Determinetheleftandrightsidesofthemachinefromthenormaloperatingposition.

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PreparingtheMachine

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

1.Lockthehandleintheverticalposition(Figure1);refer
toAdjustingtheHandleHeightintheOperator’sManual.

2.Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.

WARNING

Thebladesaresharp;contactingabladecould
resultinseriouspersonalinjury.

•Disconnectthewirefromthesparkplug.

•Weargloveswhenservicingtheblade.

3.Tipthemachineontoitsside,withthedipstickdown,
untiltheupperhandlerestsontheground.

1.Handlelockedintheverticalposition

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RemovingtheExistingBlades

NoPartsRequired

Procedure

1.Useablockofwoodtoholdeachbladesteady,andturn
thebladeboltcounterclockwiseasshowninFigure2.

InstallingtheBafe

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

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Bafe

Procedure

1.Removethe4boltsand4nutsinthefrontofthe
machinehousing(Figure4).

Figure4

1.Bolt(4)3.Nut(4)

2.Bafe

Figure2

2.RemoveeachbladeasshowninFigure3.

Figure3

1.Spindle(2)3.Blade(2)

2.Bladedriver(2)4.Bladebolt(2)

2.Installthebafewiththe4boltsand4nutsthatyou
removedinstep1(Figure4).

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4.Installtheotherbladeinthesamemannerastherst

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blade(refertosteps1and2).

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InstallingtheHigh-liftBlades

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

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High-liftblade

Procedure

1.Installtherstbladesothatitishorizontal,alongwith
allmountinghardwareasshowninFigure3.

Note:Tightentheboltwithyourngers.

Important:Positionthecurvedendsoftheblades

topointtowardthemachinehousing.Nestthe
raisedareasoneachbladedriverwiththerecesses
intheheadofitscorrespondingspindle,andnest
thepinsontheothersideofeachbladedriverwith
theholesinitscorrespondingblade.

2.Steadythebladewithablockofwood,andturnthe
bladeboltclockwisewithatorquewrenchasshown
inFigure5.

Note:Thebladesshouldbeperpendicular,forming
aninverted“T”asshowninFigure6.

Figure6

1.Blade(2)

5.Tightenthesecondblade;refertostep2.

6.Rotatethebladesbyhandafull360°turntoensure
thattheydonottouch.

Note:Ifthebladestoucheachother,theyarenot
mountedcorrectly.Repeatthisprocedureuntilthe
bladesnolongertoucheachother.

Note:Torquethebladeboltto82N-m(60ft-lb).

Important:Abolttorquedto82N-m(60ft-lb)is

verytight.Putyourweightbehindthewrenchand
tightentheboltsecurely.Thisboltisverydifcult
toovertighten.

WARNING

Incorrectlyinstallingthebladescoulddamagethe
machineorcauseaninjurytotheoperatororto
bystanders.

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ReplacingtheSide-discharge Door

Partsneededforthisprocedure:

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Side-dischargedoor

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Spring

Procedure

1.Removethe2hex-headbolts(3/8-inch)thatsecurethe
side-discharge-doorassemblyontothemowerhousing
(

Figure7),andremovetheside-dischargedoorfrom

themachine.

Figure5

Note:Donotdiscardtheboltsorthedoorassembly .

3.Rotatetheinstalledblade1/4turnuntilitisvertical.

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1.Hex-headbolts

2.Side-dischargeopening

2.Prytherodoutofthespringontheside-discharge
doorwithalarge,at-headscrewdriversothatthe
otherendoftherodisbeyondtheopeningintheend
ofthedoorhinge(Figure8).

Figure9

1.Insertthelegofthespringhere.

6.Wedgetheside-discharge-doorassemblyopenwith
alargescrewdriversothatyoucaninstallthedoor
assemblyontothemowerhousing(Figure10).

Figure10

Figure8

3.Grasptheexposedendoftherodwithapliersand
removetherod.

Note:Donotdiscardtherod.

4.Removethespringandthebracketfromthe
side-dischargedoor.

Note:Donotdiscardthebracketorthe2hex-head
bolts.

5.Assemblethebracket,thenewspring,andtherodonto
thenewside-dischargedoor.

Note:Insertalegofthespringintotheopeningof
thedoorinthelocationshownin

7.Returnthemachinetotheoperatingposition.

8.Positionthedoorassemblyontothehousing,andload
thespringbysettingthefreespringlegontothemower
housing.

9.Alignthe2holesofthebracketofthedoorassembly
withthe2holesinthemowerhousing.

10.Securethedoorassemblytothemowerhousingwith
the2hex-headboltspreviouslyremoved.

Note:Tightenthehex-headboltssecurely .

11.Removethescrewdriverfromtheside-dischargedoor
andallowthedoortoclose.

12.Connectthewiretothesparkplug.

Figure9.

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